Love / English proposing to a Polish lady [31]


Plenty here in PL (millions even) aren't educated and don't have broad horizons or aspirations - marrying early might suit in the circumstances and even be a familial expectation. Among people who are better off and have degrees, I can think of plenty of people I know here who married and started a family when they were well in their thirties.

Love / English proposing to a Polish lady [31]

Like in the U.K. and many other places, the age at which one marries often correlates with social class and educational attainment. The less, the earlier, the more, the later.

News / Which French candidate for president will be best for Poland? [512]


I read the other day that a lot of psychiatrists in America were expressing professional concerns. Here in Poland a president can be removed for ill-health and this is also possible in France. There are certainly deep-seated issues arising from Marine Le Pen's childhood however fortunately she won't actually be elected.

News / Which French candidate for president will be best for Poland? [512]


Indeed. Worth mentioning though that more Americans voted for Mrs Clinton than for that orange-tanned fat-arsed ape. France fortunately has a better electoral system.

News / Which French candidate for president will be best for Poland? [512]


Fortunately she will lose badly to Macron.

Travel / How available is internet/wifi in Poland? [24]

What paperwork would he need? Remember that the law changed since International Youth Week and the cut off was this February.

Travel / How available is internet/wifi in Poland? [24]


Can he register one as a non-resident?

News / Which French candidate for president will be best for Poland? [512]


Le Pen is a fascist, and people don't like fascists.

Travel / How available is internet/wifi in Poland? [24]


Would that work for a short-term visitor now the new regulations about registering cards are in place?

Life / Where Can I Buy Mothballs in Poland? [5]


Traditional camphor mothballs are (or used to be) illegal. Maybe this has changed recently, maybe not. There used to be a shop on Mokotowska that sold them (and bought them wholesale from me) however it's gone now. Your best bet is to get them from Amazon.

There are anti-moth products on sale however they may not be the type you want.

News / Only 37% of Poles read a book in 2017 [13]


A list's just been published of the authors whose books were most borrowed from libraries in Poland last year. Sienkiewicz was first (mostly borrowed by minors) and EL James (50 shades of grey) was a very close second.

News / Tesco out of Poland? Żabka and Biedronka opportunity. [73]


Price fixing has a very negative image here in Poland.


Still a thousand times better than the sort of shops that were there before Rossmann came. A huge worry though is market traders who are being pushed well away from centrum.

Law / Buying a house in Warsaw without Polish citizenship and stay there on a student/work visa. [4]


Yes. Sometimes people do this. Operating a business here (check the visa rules carefully before you commit) can also assist with residence.

My other half bought land to assist with a citizenship application and this worked - an OK investment too..

Study / I'm a Turkish-Muslim girl who'll go for study at Poland next year, and I'm scared of racism news at Poland. [23]


Plenty here in Poland so you won't be alone. I don't forsee any big problems - as anywhere else, spend time with nice people, avoid jerks.

Travel / Most beautiful small towns / villages of Poland [49]

Czerwińsk nad Wisłą is one of the nicest within easy reach of Warsaw. Little streets running down the hill to the river and an old monastery next to the village.

Liw, to the east of Warsaw is also quite nice, with an old castle.

News / Tesco out of Poland? Żabka and Biedronka opportunity. [73]


Not a good thing to say, Po. But at least you've once again let the world know your views.

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]


If you've got it, flaunt it.

And Poland is a great place to come, either for a few years or to settle. A couple of people I know (from the Caribbean) came here as students, got married to Polish people and have stayed - probably permanently. They both worked while studying, though both are quite proactive about work.

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]


I'm absolutely sure you aren't a racist or anti-Muslim (and didn't suggest you were, although plenty here are) - the countries of origin of the posters in question does tend to be either the Indian sub-continent or the Arab world - this is the demographic who most often enquire and who (in certain fields like medicine) often want to study in Europe but often have opportunities more limited than you or I and are more likely to feel at home in a culturally conservative country than Poland. Interestingly, there are also quite a number of Turkish students interested in Poland and (here in Warsaw at any rate) a good support structure within an established and affluent Turkish community.

The people who are looking for part-time work obviously tend not to be medical students (too busy) or Arabs (usually not poor), however there is a huge economic discrepancy between India and Poland. There is some work for Indians, however it tends to be past Janki.

Incidentally Amrit in plac Wilsona are hiring at the moment - some of their staff only have very basic Polish if at all. This might suit a student.

News / Tesco out of Poland? Żabka and Biedronka opportunity. [73]


Don't be silly Po. The part of Europe a company is based in is irrelevant. If you don't like something about a particular supermarket, don't shop there.

News / Tesco out of Poland? Żabka and Biedronka opportunity. [73]


Most call him Balcerowicz. Why would you call him 'Balzerman'?

He had some good ideas, certainly about retail. I remember the Polish-run shops a few years ago. Running out of products, old ladies following the customers, staff who never apologised if a product was sub-standard, price labels being lower than the actual price at the check-out.

Biedronka is a great store - and it's irrelevant who the owners are.

Love / Polish girl "loves" me, despite not meeting in real life first [56]


I thought the same. It seems like trolling.


Yep, definitely trolling.

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]


Excellent news. Let's hope it will encourage people to study here.


Not everybody has the same range of options. People choose a country to move to for all sorts of reasons, perhaps they have friends studying here, perhaps they want to travel round central Europe, perhaps they want to meet girls (or boys), perhaps look for someone to marry. Sometimes people just want a new experience. And Poland is be a great place.


Given the thousands who come to Poland to study each year (and this number is increasing year on year) I'd say it's very viable indeed.

Remember that not everyone wants to study sciences. Some choose Arts, some Humanities. Anyone thinking of studying here and is potentially deterred by your hundreds of negative posts would do very well to click on your username. They will find that you come here largely to deter people, more often than not people with dark skin or Muslims, from coming here to work or study. Fortunately the ever increasing number of people freely choosing to study and work here shows that people can make their own mind up.

News / Tesco out of Poland? Żabka and Biedronka opportunity. [73]


Who is the 'Balzerman' you mention?

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]


When were you last living here?


Remember that not everyone has the same range of choices that you as an American have.

Travel and emigration broaden the mind.

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]

You needn't worry too much - the situation is improving all the time, the number of overseas students is growing and Poland is opening up nicely.

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]

@DominicB, fortunately there are plenty of students from within the EU.


A great shame. Poland needs to encourage more people to experience the country.

News / Tesco out of Poland? Żabka and Biedronka opportunity. [73]


Indeed. Both are decent shops and a heck of a lot better than the Polish-run ones a few years ago.

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]


It isn't summer work, it isn't any sort of American-style internship - just process and packing and I doubt it's on their website. They do have work for students and are hiring now.

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]

That's a shame. Anything that encourages people to come to Poland is good. Nevertheless, they do offer paid seasonal work in the factory itself to students and are hiring right now..

Work / Poland is not the best country to get part time job with study? [59]


The Wedel factory in Warsaw is currently offering jobs to students, including overseas students.